First Steps in Egyptian Hieroglyphics: A Book for Beginners (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486430997)

The dearth of suitable introductory texts presents a serious obstacle to the study of the Egyptian language, so this practical grammar answers a longstanding need. Its well-known and highly respected author, a Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, has written many other popular Dover books on Egyptology. Contents include lists of frequently used signs and determinatives, a short vocabulary of about 500 words, a series of 31 texts and extracts (with interlinear transliteration and word-for-word translation), and a few untransliterated and untranslated texts (with glossary), to be worked out independently. This is a valuable book for archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone with a professional or amateur interest in Ancient Egypt.

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
ISBN-10: 0486430995
ISBN-13: 9780486430997
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2004
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.54h x 7.08w x 0.69d